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Leidos has secured a $454.9 million contract to modernize the US Air Force’s Cloud One platform, a core cloud environment supporting mission-critical defense operations. The upgrade will involve collaboration with major providers including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The effort focuses on strengthening security, improving automation, and simplifying cloud management as the Air Force expands adoption of scalable cloud technologies.

Accenture has broadened its collaboration with Google Cloud to help enterprises confront a surge of AI-powered cyberattacks. The initiative blends Google Security Operations with Accenture’s cybersecurity services to improve threat detection across complex multi-cloud environments. The effort also supports faster SIEM migrations and stronger runtime protections as organizations face increasingly automated threats such as AI-driven malware and sophisticated social engineering, according to company statements.

Replit has secured $400 million in Series D funding, pushing the AI-driven coding platform to a $9 billion valuation as investor interest in developer automation intensifies. The round, led by Georgian Partners, comes less than a year after Replit’s $250 million raise. Founded by Amjad Masad, the company has shifted focus toward enabling non-programmers to build software, a strategy that helped accelerate revenue growth and expand its user base.

Tencent Cloud has partnered with Turkish fintech firm iyzico to build its first cloud-based production platform in Europe, supporting the company’s regional expansion. The platform runs across Tencent Cloud’s Frankfurt availability zones and handles high-volume payment workloads while meeting European regulatory requirements. With this deployment, iyzico gains a scalable infrastructure foundation to process transactions and support its growing network of merchants entering European markets.

Lightedge has begun offering VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 as a fully managed service, positioning the platform as a simplified path for enterprises shifting toward private and hybrid cloud environments. The deployment integrates compute, networking, storage, and cloud management into a single policy-driven architecture. By managing platform operations end-to-end, Lightedge aims to help organizations reduce infrastructure complexity while running cloud workloads across hosted, edge, and hybrid environments.

OpenText has introduced an updated Secure Cloud platform in Australia, aimed at managed service providers delivering cybersecurity and data protection services. The multi-tenant system combines backup, threat protection, and recovery tools while adding local-currency billing and streamlined customer management. The move comes as Australian organisations face rising ransomware incidents and tighter compliance rules, pushing MSPs to manage security, data protection, and operational oversight through integrated cloud platforms.